Very misleading... it's fully a sales cold calling job - Client Services AlphaSights Employee Review

2.0
14 Jan 2022
Recommend
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Pros

- Tons of branded merch, a fully stocked snack pantry, happy hours - Everyone gets a new Macbook pro for work and nice monitors - Huge office parties

Cons

-not transparent at all during interview process or job description. it is all just cold calling, cold emailing and randomly DMing people on linked in. mindless and administrative - so much feedback and micro managing. constant 1 on 1s. - only growth if you stay a super long time because most people leave - gossipy, feels like a frat or like being in college all over again

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AlphaSights Response
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Thank you for shining some light on your current experience. People who join AlphaSights as an Associate should be aware of the service nature of the role. We do our best to explain this during the interview process, and will take your feedback on board to ensure a higher level of clarity. Additionally, we believe in fostering a culture of feedback. Feedback is a huge benefit and essential to any individual's growth, especially in the first few years of their career. We ask everyone to provide feedback in both directions (including to our co-CEOs) because feedback helps everyone improve, grow, and advance — regardless of how senior they are. A good way to describe the CST role is as a mixture of research, recruiting, and revenue generation. It is certainly not for everyone. If interested, I encourage you to take advantage of my open office hours for employees if you'd like to chat further. - Sincerely, Sean, COO

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